Atletico Madrid are expected to sell Matheus Cunha in January. Wolverhampton Wanderers are among a host of Premier League clubs interested in the Brazilian forward, with Arsenal also mooted to be monitoring his situation.
As per Birmingham Live, who quote The Athletic, the Gunners are considering whether to enter the race for Cunha after their striker Gabriel Jesus suffered an injury whilst representing Brazil in the World Cup.
However, David Ornstein has reported that Wolves are confident about securing the forward's signature because they're ready to offer him a big salary.
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Writing in his weekly column on Monday, he said: "Brazil’s early (as far as they were concerned) World Cup elimination at the quarter-final stage gave further reason to question the wisdom of omitting Matheus Cunha from their 26-man squad – and it is likely the Atletico Madrid striker will now get a chance to show what his national team missed, with a January move to the Premier League expected.
"The early favourites to sign Cunha were Wolverhampton Wanderers, after they started dialogue over a deal that would potentially have also seen Atletico defender Felipe head to Molineux.
"Seeking a package of around €50million for the pair – which was proposed by the super-agent Mendes, who does not represent Cunha but has established links to both clubs – the Spanish side had a strong preference to do business with Wolves ahead of alternative suitors.
"Despite concerns about joining the team currently bottom of the league, Cunha's respect for newly-appointed head coach Julen Lopetegui and Wolves’ readiness to make the highest salary offer among interested clubs created optimism in the West Midlands."
One would have to assume that if Arsenal were to act upon their reported interest, Cunha would certainly consider their approach. Nevertheless, for now at least, it seems as though Wolves are in pole position.
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